NWF Agriculture
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Experienced Engineer - Night Shift Operations
NWF Agriculture is seeking an experienced engineer to support our night shift operations across the Wardle site. Responsible for ensuring the safe and efficient operation of all feed manufacturing, processing, handling, and packaging equipment within the animal feed mill. You will be responsible for carrying out both planned preventative maintenance and reactive breakdown repairs, with a strong electrical bias while maintaining the mechanical skills necessary to support all production assets. The successful candidate will play a key role in maximising plant reliability, minimising downtime, maintaining feed safety standards, and supporting continuous improvement initiatives across the site.
Why NWF Agriculture?
- Monthly Pay: Up to £55,000 per annum dependant on experience
- Enhanced Overtime: 1.25x hourly rate for any overtime worked
- Shifts: Sunday to Thursday nights, 10pm to 6am
- Holidays: 31 days per year including bank holidays
- Progression Opportunities: Clear progression pathways across the wider group that operates 2 other businesses
- Training Opportunities: Funded, accredited courses
- Medicash: Cashback on routine medical expenses such as dental, optical, physiotherapy, and more
- Shopping Discounts: Save with discounts at major retailers like Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, Currys, Debenhams, and more
- Travel Savings: Discounts on flights, hotels, and airport parking
- Entertainment Offers: Reduced prices at over 400 cinemas across the UK, including savings on drinks and snacks
- Dining and Lifestyle: Access to deals on restaurants, leisure activities, and other lifestyle services
- Enhanced Policies: Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
- The Usual: Company Pension Scheme, Life Assurance, Cycle to Work Scheme, Employee Assistance Programme including counselling, legal and financial support, Free Refreshments, Free Secure On-Site Parking
Day to Day
Maintenance & Engineering
- Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) activities on all feed mill equipment in accordance with maintenance schedules.
- Respond quickly and effectively to breakdowns to minimise production downtime.
- Diagnose and repair electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic faults.
- Conduct root cause analysis and implement corrective actions to prevent recurring failures.
- Support the installation, commissioning, and modification of plant equipment.
- Participate in continuous improvement projects to improve plant reliability, efficiency, and safety.
- Assist in maintaining critical spare parts inventory and reporting component requirements.
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Electrical Responsibilities
- Fault find and repair electrical systems, including motors, drives, sensors, contactors, relays, switchgear, and control panels.
- Maintain and troubleshoot PLC-controlled production systems.
- Diagnose faults on inverter drives, motor control centers (MCCs), weighing systems, and automated material handling equipment.
- Read and interpret electrical schematics and engineering drawings.
- Support electrical installation projects and equipment upgrades.
Mechanical Responsibilities
- Maintain and repair feed mill equipment including hammer mills, pellet presses, mixers, conveyors, bucket elevators, augers, rotary valves, bagging equipment, dust extraction systems, and compressed air systems.
- Carry out bearing replacement, gearbox maintenance, alignment, welding repairs, and mechanical overhauls.
- Lubricate and maintain rotating equipment in accordance with engineering schedules.
Feed Safety & Quality
- Ensure engineering activities comply with feed safety, quality assurance, and traceability standards.
- Work in accordance with UFAS, FEMAS, and site-specific feed safety requirements.
- Prevent product contamination through good engineering practices and housekeeping standards.
Health, Safety & Environmental
- Follow all Health & Safety policies and procedures.
- Operate within permit-to-work and Lock Out/Tag Out (LOTO) systems.
- Maintain excellent housekeeping standards throughout engineering and production areas.
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Documentation & Communication
- Accurately record all maintenance activities.
- Complete detailed shift handovers and communicate equipment status clearly.
- Liaise effectively with production and management teams.
What will you bring?
- NVQ Level 3, City & Guilds, BTEC, or equivalent qualification in multi-skilled maintenance Engineering or similar.
- Proven maintenance engineering experience within manufacturing, feed milling, agricultural, FMCG, grain handling, Food production, or process industries.
- Strong electrical fault-finding skills.
- Experience working with PLC-controlled machinery and automated production equipment.
- Self-motivated and able to work independently during night shifts.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Excellent fault-finding and troubleshooting ability.
- Positive attitude towards safety and continuous improvement.
Desirable Experience
- 18th Edition Wiring Regulations.
- HNC/HND in Engineering.
- PLC programming experience.
- Welding and fabrication skills.
Who are NWF Agriculture?
NWF Group comprises of 3 key businesses: NWF Fuels, NWF Agriculture, & Boughey Distribution. Employing over 1,400 colleagues across the group, we encourage and empower our people to progress and move fluidly through the group, meaning the sky really is the limit when you join us!
What makes NWF Agriculture different?
We go beyond feeds – offering a wide range of technical services, including our unique laboratory service, enabling us to develop the correct nutrition for individual flocks and herds. We manufacture the highest quality dairy, beef, and sheep feeds to over 4,750 farmers feeding one in six dairy cows across the nation! NWF Agriculture has grown organically to be the second biggest ruminant feed manufacturer in the UK and we want you to be part of it!
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.
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